10 Bands From The 2000s You've Definitely Forgotten
Everything fades.
In the mid-90s, Nirvana and the grunge movement powered out of the
Pacific North West, became the new mainstream and gave the majority of bands around the mercy killing they deserved. It was a swift and merciful
execution that was long overdue, they were the George to the music world’s
Lennie.
Essentially, this movement killed any semblance of the classic band structure until the end of the decade, the lead guitar, bass guitar and drums staple set up was replaced by all manner of weirdness, stupidity and mimed solo artists one hit wonders right up until the Y2K bug made everyone build a bomb shelter.
It was at the beginning of the new millennia however when The Strokes burst out of the Lower East Side of New York looking like the most beautiful people you’d ever seen wearing leather jackets and skinny jeans, up to their eyeballs on coke playing with a reckless aloofness that was endearing and addictive.
They made being in a band cool again. And alongside the dot.com and housing bubbles of the time, The Strokes lit the fuse on the band bubble of the 2000s where everyone you knew was in one.
With that surge in numbers however, there will always be those who rise and fade and then for whatever reason slip through cracks in the music industry floor, no matter how good they are...
10. Rooney
Rooney were off those said bands who tried to be the off brand California equivalent to The Strokes. They were five beautiful boys with impeccable heartthrob hairstyles who could've been modelling jeans but were instead playing jangly inoffensive indie songs in the ilk of Phantom Planet, which isn't surprising considering that lead song writer Robert Schwartzmann is brother to Phantom Planet drummer and Wes Anderson favourite, Jason.
Rooney are
the classic; have tonnes of songs that no one has even heard of let alone
remember and one solid gold creation that stands the test of time.
There wasn’t a summer barbecue, road trip or outdoor activity that didn’t have ‘When Did Your Heart Go Missing?’ somewhere on its playlist. It pairs well with mixed fruit ciders, reflective sunglasses and grass between your toes.
And with a video featuring the type of beach front party we all imagined we’d be having the minute we turned 17 with girls in bikinis, no adult supervision and a ping pong table, they seemed like they could be the real deal.
Unfortunately, Rooney never really had the licks to match their style, but man was their style cool for a time.